Newest Trend For Defendants: Sentencing Videos.

March 8, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest trend in court cases are Sentencing Videos that present facts to the judge about a defendant. KatWalk Productions, owned by veteran television journalist Katrina Daniel, is emerging as a leader in the field.

Daniel, who draws on her TV newsmagazine experience to portray defendants in the best possible light, said “A client is not at his best at the crucial sentencing hearing, he is ashamed, humiliated, in shock, and intimidated by the courtroom venue, the bailiffs, other prisoners, and his family watching the spectacle of his downfall.”

A couple of minutes to speak to a busy judge is all that Defendants typically have to convince the Court that they are sorry and that they won’t make the same mistake again.

Daniel said that “KatWalk Production’s Sentencing Videos give a client a chance to show the judge who they really are and provide an explanation of what their life has been like.” She said, “It is an opportunity to express, in a calm, controlled and private setting, their sincere remorse and mitigating factors that could be considered.”

A Sentencing Video from KatWalk Productions (http://www.KatWalkProductions.com) can include testimony by psychologists and other medical experts. “It may include statements of support from family, friends and spiritual leaders;” Daniel said, “plus any relevant information that a judge could consider when imposing the sentence.” The objective is to show the client “is not just a number on the Sentencing Guidelines but is a real human being -- with hopes, dreams, regrets, and remorse.” said Daniel.

A sentencing video is brief and to the point, providing time for the defendant to tell their story and present it to the judge, long before the day of the hearing.

“It is submitted to the judge, so he or she has plenty of time to review the video,” said Daniel, “and copies can be given to the Prosecution and Probation in advance, so they’re not blindsided.”

For more information about Sentencing Videos, visit KatWalk Productions' website at http://www.KatWalkProductions.com.